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Oscar de la Renta Wants To Unseat Rangel

2012-04-17T15:33:28Z

Fashion designer Oscar de la Renta is giving his support to Rep. Charlie Rangel's opponent in the race to represent the 15th Congressional District.
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Rangel Makes Announcement About His Political Future

2012-03-21T09:46:56Z

Congressman Charles Rangel, who was convicted on 11 counts of breaking ethics rules in 2010, formally announced he will be seeking his 22nd term.

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Rep. Charles Rangel: Keeping a Roof Over Our Heads

2012-03-07T16:05:07Z

Congress must not let the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act expire at the end of the year. Today 12 million Americans are on the verge of losing their homes because they owe more money than their home is worth.

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Dan Collins: Time for Charlie Rangel to Turn Off the Lights

2012-03-02T10:53:30Z

New York's most famous disgraced member of Congress is planning on running for another term in office, and it's making all the other New York Democrats crazy.

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Can This Woman Defeat Congress' Most Powerful Black Lawmaker?

2012-02-29T13:13:26Z

Not long after Joyce Johnson posted an invitation to a campaign event on her Facebook page, several of the invitees received the following all-caps em...

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WATCH: Charlie Rangel's Dance Party

2012-02-22T16:38:27Z

There ain't no stopping Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) now, at least not from dancing up a storm.

Obispo Annette Jimenez, a New York-based Rangel fa...

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Rangel Calls For Controversial Measure

2011-12-07T12:40:01Z

Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday renewed his call for a military draft, speaking on the House floor on the anniversary of Pearl Harbor.

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Rep. Charles Rangel: Shared Responsibility for Job Creation

2011-11-22T18:34:48Z

If Congress is going to remain at a gridlock, all Americans must come together to help change the economic climate in this country before all hope is lost.

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Stephen Zunes: Iran Threat Reduction Act Actually Enhances Threat of War

2011-11-14T13:25:24Z

Never in the history of this country has Congress ever restricted the right of the White House or State Department to meet with representatives of a foreign state, even in wartime. If this measure passes, it will establish a dangerous precedent.

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Morgan Pehme: 10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Redistricting

2011-08-19T16:47:41Z

New Yorkers have shown a much greater interest in addressing gerrymandering than ever before. But there is still a great deal about the current debate that is largely unknown, misunderstood, or unsaid.

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WATCH: Laura Ingraham, Charlie Rangel Brawl

2011-08-19T07:41:03Z

Laura Ingraham and Rep. Charlie Rangel got into an intense argument on Thursday's "O'Reilly Factor."

Ingraham, guest hosting for Bill O'Reilly, bro...

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Rep. Charles Rangel: Investing in Our Youths

2011-08-05T19:00:23Z

America can't succeed in the future when our children, especially minority youths, aren't given the tools and the chances necessary to thrive in today's global economy.

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Rep. Charles Rangel: Fiscal Insanity

2011-07-29T09:54:39Z

Never have I been as disappointed as I am now in over 40 years of serving in the House of Representatives. Our nation's financial system is on the brink of collapse as we approach the Aug. 2 deadline to raise the $14.3 trillion debt limit.

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DJ Jaffe: Charlie Rangel on Mental Illness

2011-07-20T11:23:00Z

My feeling was that Congressman Rangel, like most Americans, does not understand that the billions going to "mental health" services are not going to the seriously mentally ill.

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Rep. Charles Rangel: Asking Questions Saves Lives

2011-06-21T19:39:50Z

The current restrictions on gun sales have proved ineffective. How many more avoidable tragedies must we witness before we, as a nation, take substantive action to solve this problem?

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Andy Ostroy: What Advice Would Rangel Give Weiner?

2011-06-10T14:05:22Z

Given embattled Congressman Anthony Weiner's Custer-like stand on Capitol Hill, I wonder if the randy Representative's refusal to resign might be inspired by the plight of his fellow Congressman from New York, Charlie Rangel.

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Rep. Charles Rangel: The Disastrous Legacy of the Bush Tax Cuts

2011-06-07T19:00:21Z

Our deficit will not be reduced by ending Medicare and Medicaid. It makes no economic sense; it certainly is not morally justifiable. We must honor the moral obligation that our country has to help the less fortunate among us.

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Kandake House, A Holistic Alternative To Jail For Women, Opens In Harlem

2011-05-25T15:07:25Z

HARLEM - When Sandy Perez* was 9 years old, her mother's brother raped her. Afterwards she ran down to a local bar to tell her mother and instead of o...

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Rep. Charles Rangel: The Right's Wrong Plan

2011-04-14T21:20:55Z

Instead of promoting a plan to create jobs, Republicans marked their 100th day in control of the House with an agenda to end Medicare and cut the life...

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Rep. Charles Rangel: Remember What MLK Died for

2011-04-04T21:56:34Z

Today as we solemnly commemorate the tragic death of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we remember why we must continue to stand up for civil rights and the union movement and carry on his dream.

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Rep. Charles Rangel: Our Dereliction Of Duty In Time Of War

2011-03-31T09:52:33Z

The act of sending our troops into harm's way without addressing it before Congress, the voice of those very people our presidents send to combat, must end. This is part of an unconstitutional trend that has become a norm.

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Rep. Charles Rangel: Tribute To My Dear Friend, Secretary Ron Brown

2011-03-31T09:20:02Z

I am proud that our nation remembers a dedicated public servant who devoted to promoting the basic American principles of equal opportunity and democracy throughout the world.

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Rep. Charles Rangel: Why We Need Universal Service

2011-03-18T17:29:17Z

Because of the devastating statistics in the war in Iraq and the commitment our nation must make to sharing in duty and service, I have reintroduced the Universal National Service Act -- commonly known as the draft bill.

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Rep. Charles Rangel: GOP: 'Let Them Eat Cake'?

2011-02-17T23:10:20Z

At a time when America needs to out-educate, out-innovate, and out-build the rest of the world,the Republican plan would destroy jobs and harm middle class families, young adults, seniors and even veterans.

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Rep. Charles Rangel: Egypt and Joblessness

2011-02-11T14:48:48Z

We have only to look to the streets in Egypt to see what can happen when people are frustrated with their state of joblessness. The jobless have lost more than their jobs. It's really about losing dignity.

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